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CARA Statewide Lobby Day, May 25, 2017

08 May, 2017

CARA STATEWIDE LOBBY DAY – THURSDAY, MAY 25TH

10:30-2:30/ SOUTH STEPS OF THE CAPITOL

YES on SB 562 and AB 796!

Co-sponsored by CARA and CICA

This Lobby Day is likely to be the last chance to show the State Senate how much support there is for passing guaranteed health care in California before the June 2nd deadline. We need all hands on deck for this event. Many of you have attended the previous lobby days and rallies for SB 562 – but this one is critical. Please sign up for the bus or come on your own – just come. Stand with seniors and people with disabilities and for health care for all and to move everyone in CA out of poverty. Free lunch, music, and more. You must RSVP to attend. Let us know if you are driving on your own or sign up for one of these buses. See you on the 25th.

Transportation Available

(if you have a group of 7 or more we can help arrange transportation from your area )

Berkeley: Pick up at Ashby BART (Adeline St)/8:30am/510-663-4086 to reserve

Fresno: Pick up at Blackstone and Gettysburg at 7am/559-905-3521

Modesto: Pick up at CVS @Briggsmore and Highway 99 at 8:30/ 209-823-3890

Redding: Carpool available from Labor Center/900 Locust St. at 7am

Richmond: Pick up at Target/MacDonald & 42nd/ 8:50am/510-663-4086 to reserve

Roseville: Pick up at UDW office/ 4220 Rocklin Rd Ave/ 9:30am/916-435-9760 to reserve

San Francisco: Pick up at Main Library/ Larkin & Fulton/ 8:00am/ 510-663-4086 to reserve

San Jose: Pick up at Labor Center/2012 Almaden Rd./8:00am/408-254-3311to reserve

Stockton: Pick up at Clarion Hotel/Waterloo & Highway 99/9:30am/ 209-823-3890

HEALTH CARE IS STILL UNDER ATTACK!

Fight Moves to the U.S. Senate

It was obviously a very disappointing week, with the American Health Care Act passing, and with all 14 California Republican Representatives voting for the bill. We always thought that the California delegation would make the difference, and they certainly did: It was Reps. Denham, Valadao, and Knight—all in swing districts and all who expressed opposition or specific legitimate concerns about the bill—who wound up co-sponsoring the Upton amendment to give the bill that final boost for passage. Rep. Issa was the 216th and deciding vote.

It is worth noting that our work and activity in California made this *very* hard for GOP—their original plan was to pass a repeal of Obamacare in January to be signed by Inauguration Day. Even 24 hours before the vote, the only members of the delegation who were publicly for the bill were GOP Majority Leader McCarthy and the four members who already had voted for it in committee..

We should be proud of all of the work we have done – rallies, presentations, press events, call in days, etc. And our work is far from over – we must hold those who voted for this horrible proposal accountable and continue to focus our work on making sure that their constituents remember their vote to raise premiums, remove consumer protections, and throw millions off of coverage.

RECESS OF RAGE: May 5th – 15th. Events are being planned during the week – we will keep you posted as these plans materialize. And we need to start focusing our work on the Senate, where it will be much harder to pass this proposal without more discussion and vetting of the bill, the costs, and the impacts. But action could come as soon as late May. We must continue to let Senators Harris and Feinstein know that we expect them to vote against this proposal. And we can help support efforts in other swing Senate districts with phone calls and media work. Call Senators free using this number: 866-426-2631 (toll free switchboard in D.C.)

INVITE CARA TO COME TO YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH OUR NEW POWER POINT PRESENTATION

Learn about the latest ATTACKS ON MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SECURITY AND HOW WE CAN FIGHT BACK. Call CARA at 877-223-6107 to arrange a showing at your group. The presentation takes about 1 hour.

The Healthy CA Act Moves to Senate Appropriations!

Last week Congress voted to take our healthcare into the dark ages. But here in California, we won't accept the federal attempts to destroy our healthcare! We will #resist and #persist and show the nation we can guarantee healthcare for all and save billions with SB 562 (Lara & Atkins)! Remember, in California Democrats have a super-majority and the power to fix healthcare in the Golden State – now it’s up to us to make sure our legislators are with us!

If you’re ready to make sure California leads the nation in winning healthcare for all, here are 3 ways you can help build the movement to win:

1. Contact your State Senator and ask them to co-sponsor SB 562. Click here to find your Senator’s contact. 2. Join upcoming canvasses in the hometowns of targeted legislators around the state! We need every one of the 27 Democrats to vote yes…or Republicans to join us. All canvasses are on May 13th at 10am to 2pm. Click here for times and cities…meeting locations coming soon! 3. Join our Lobby Day on May 19th! Get details here and here, and RSVP for a seat on the bus! Click here for a sharable flyer!